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The 3 Things CEOs Worry About the Most

Harvard Business Review

Please note that titles used here reflect the positions the individuals held in 2013, when we conducted the interviews for a separate article ). Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. Talent Management. Operating in a Global Marketplace.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. In some instances, the end results were firm closures and lost jobs. manufacturers are taking notice.

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Four Mistakes to Avoid When Predicting Competitors’ Moves

Harvard Business Review

But for 2013 he was only about 15 percent on target. But his 2013 forecasts were certainly within the realm of the possible; they just failed to materialize this year. Far too often companies watch regulation on a national basis in their countries of operation, missing small regulatory changes occurring in a province or state.

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Aligning Your Organization with an Agile Workforce

Harvard Business Review

McKesson, the US-based pharmaceutical and health-care giant, benefits from external expertise as a strategic extension of its resources in areas such as business strategy and logistics support. ” Most managers would never dream of treating externals like internals. One of the main problems is decision making.

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6 Reasons Marketing Is Moving In-House

Harvard Business Review

This continues a trend The Association of National Advertisers first reported in 2013. A brand manager at a Fortune 100 company expressed deep frustration to me: “We want to connect to our customers in a new way. But these companies aren’t getting rid of marketing – they’re just bringing it in-house.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013. And alongside the country’s bad debt (some estimates say it is $40 billion ), sanctions were commonly evaded through money laundering , which discouraged foreign banks from operating locally. The Opportunities.

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What Is Organizational Culture? And Why Should We Care?

Harvard Business Review

Beginning May 1, 2013, I facilitated a discussion around this question on LinkedIn. Organizational culture is shaped by and overlaps with other cultures — especially the broader culture of the societies in which it operates. a fast-moving consumer products division vs. a pharmaceuticals division of a diversified firm).